Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 108 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1993
All-time low
97.4%
in 2017
Years of data
31
1993–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France peaked at 100.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2017.
That places France 1st out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 100.0% | — |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Russia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
More education data for France
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2017.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- France ranks 1st out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release